WWV Tick

added 9/17/10

Tired
of listening to the same old time ticks from WWV, the
IOOK
Technology
Center
contacted the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with a
request that they consider updating the GMT time broadcast.

Under
the new policies of the Federal Government, NIST expressed an unwillingness to
engage in a research project to accomplish the requested change.

But
spurred on by our research department, and accommodating the same new Federal
Regulations, NIST acceded to the thought of contracting out the operation of WWV.

The
result was just announced in the news media, resulting in the announcement
below.

IOOK
VPs will want to listen to the new sounds that will be transmitted, as contained
in the second file below.

The
IOOK
Technology
Center
looks forward to listening to the new GMT broadcasts.

73
de NN3V

Director
Emeritus
IOOK
Technology
Center.

National
Institute of Standards and Technology is close to signing a Lease
Management Agreement with Clear Channel Communications, Inc. for its flagship
Time and Frequency station WWV,
Fort Collins
,
Colorado
.